Chapter 3155: The Death-Free Iron Certificate is a Credential
Nan Yan said, "Madam, what you said seems to have a hidden meaning."
“…”
Nanny Su was silent for a moment before she looked at Nan Yan and said with a smile, "Although I am considered an old servant in the palace, I have never served the Imperial Concubine before. I have always worked in the cold palace, so I am not close to the Imperial Concubine. If it were not for this time, when I came here to guard the spirit tablet of my former master, I would not have had the opportunity to witness the Imperial Concubine's extraordinary acumen and decisiveness."
After saying that, she looked at Nan Yan deeply again.
As if muttering to himself, "Is it true...?"
Nan Yan frowned.
Of course she knew that this Nanny Su had many secrets, or rather, they were not her secrets, but the secrets of the once powerful Concubine Qin. As the only person they knew who had served her and was still alive, how much did Nanny Su know?
Nan Yan looked at her furrowed brows and said, "If I hadn't personally entered Xingluo Lake this time, I wouldn't have known that Concubine Qin had such an experience back then, let alone know—"
Having said this, she paused deliberately.
Nanny Su's expression was already very serious. She looked up at Nan Yan and asked, "What?"
Nan Yan said word by word, "I know. She used to be very close to Marquis Bowang."
Hearing this, Nanny Su's expression suddenly changed.
Nan Yan stared at her with a pair of eyes as sharp as needles, not missing any change in her expression. She said with a half-smile, "Before, I told Madam that before my grandmother passed away, she mentioned Concubine Qin. You also said that she was very close to my grandmother and regarded her as half a mother."
“…”
Nanny Su didn't say anything, but with every word Nan Yan said, her face became more panicked.
Nan Yan continued, "But, if they were so close, why didn't you mention a single word about the relationship between Marquis Bowang and her?"
“……!”
Nanny Su's face was as pale as paper.
She was silent for a while, and then slowly uttered three words from her trembling lips: "Marquis Bowang..."
Nan Yan said, "Luo Xingwen is Concubine Qin's sworn brother. After so many years, he hasn't concealed anything. I don't think he would lie to me."
“…”
"He told me that her adopted sister has a close relationship with Marquis Bowang. Since the relationship is so close, is there any -"
Before she uttered the words "special relationship," Nanny Su seemed to know what she was going to say. She immediately raised her head and interrupted her in a panic, "Your Majesty, be careful with your words!"
When Nan Yan saw her expression, it was like a huge stone fell from her heart.
Some things seem to be only visible through a thin layer of window paper.
When she spoke before, Nan Yan had been leaning forward, giving the person in front of her a sense of oppression. After receiving this answer, she took a deep breath, slowly raised herself up and leaned back on the chair. Her face was somewhat pale as if she had lost some blood. After a long while, she slowly said, "You don't have to be afraid."
“…”
"I dare to ask you, so I have the confidence to do so."
“…”
"As long as you don't tell anyone—after all these years, there hasn't been a single rumor about them in the palace, and you're very tight-lipped. If you're so tight-lipped, how could I possibly go out and talk nonsense about our elders?"
Nanny Su was not stupid either. When she saw Nan Yan's expression and heard her words, she understood.
This imperial concubine must have known the relationship between these two people for a long time.
Even knowing that she was the daughter of the Si family, and seeing her investigating the relationship between Si Boyan and Qin Xixi, and the fact that this imperial concubine had the same personality as her former master, Nanny Su also felt something in her heart.
She looked at Nan Yan carefully for a long time and said softly, "No matter what, I hope your Majesty will be careful."
Nan Yan saw that she was talking to her in a very intimate and caring manner. She thought that she had taken care of Qin Ruolan in the same way over the years, but she did not expect that such feelings would fall on her.
It can be seen how deep her feelings for her old master are.
So many years have passed, and the aftermath of that emotion can still affect Concubine Qin's relatives.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry."
“…”
"I've already said that this is the elders' business. As a junior, I naturally have to keep it secret for the sake of the elders. Moreover—"
At this point, she seemed to be deliberately making a witty remark to lighten the mood, and said, "I don't have such a precious death-free certificate as the one you have."
“……!”
When this was mentioned, Nanny Su's expression darkened again.
Nan Yan was very perceptive. As soon as she saw her expression, she immediately felt that the origin of this iron certificate of immunity from death was probably not simple.
But she didn't ask any questions, she just looked at the other person quietly.
Sure enough, after a long silence, Nanny Su finally raised her head, her eyes revealing an extremely old and panicked look. She whispered, "Your Majesty, do you know why I have the iron certificate of immunity from death bestowed by Emperor Gao?"
Nan Yan shook her head.
Nanny Su gave a bitter smile and said, "It was left by the old master."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Noble Concubine Qin?"
"yes,"
Nanny Su said, "My former mistress had a rather unusual background. Perhaps to protect herself in the future, or for some other reason, the first thing she did after being canonized as a noble concubine was to ask the Emperor for an iron certificate granting immunity from death."
"The Emperor Gao just gave it to me like that?"
"yes."
Nan Yan narrowed her eyes.
You know, asking the emperor for a certificate of immunity from death is like telling the emperor that I am going to commit a crime. Such a stupid thing, no ordinary man would do. However, such a shrewd Concubine Qin did it. Not only did she do it, but Emperor Gao actually gave it to her.
Rather than saying that one of them asked and the other gave, it would be more accurate to say that this matter was a bit like some kind of agreement reached between two people.
The iron certificate of immunity from death is only a part of this agreement.
In other words, it is a credential.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Then how did this certificate of immunity from death come into your hands?"
Nanny Su said with a sad expression, "I once told Your Majesty that my former master did not die in the palace, but rather fell ill and passed away while accompanying the Emperor to the north for the final negotiations."
Nan Yan said, "I remember."
Nanny Su said, "That time, she didn't take me with her."
“…”
"Not only did she not take me with her, but before she left, she even left this iron certificate of immunity from death to me."
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